This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > Behavior > Voting > Political Behavior – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Behavior Quiz 1 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which type of system is the United States? A) Two Party. B) Awesome Party. C) Three Party. D) One Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Two Party. 2. Most impactful legislation providing African Americans the right to vote A) 15th Amendment. B) Civil Rights Act of 1964. C) Civil Rights Act of 1954. D) Voting Rights Act of 1965. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Voting Rights Act of 1965. 3. What are the two most important agents of political socialization? A) Family and school. B) Mass media and gender. C) Peer groups and race. D) Historic events and opinion leaders. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Family and school. 4. Uses "everyday people" to appeal to audiences A) Appeal to authoirty. B) Appeal to fear. C) Plain folk. D) Bandwagon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plain folk. 5. "Corporations can't be trusted to treat people fairly they need to be regulated in order to protect workers." A) Liberal. B) Conservative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Liberal. 6. By voting in elections, people fulfill one of the most important responsibilities of citizenship. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 7. Usually raise taxes to support government programs. A) R. B) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) D. 8. The 26th Amendment allowed ..... to vote for the first time in all elections. A) African-Americans. B) 18-year-olds. C) Immigrants. D) Women. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 18-year-olds. 9. Which group does NOT consistently support the Republicans? A) Business interests. B) Environmentalists. C) Religious conservatives. D) Wall Street and financial interests. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Environmentalists. 10. How does media influence political behavior? A) Media influences political behavior through shaping public opinion, disseminating information, setting the agenda, and framing political issues. B) Media influences political behavior by promoting conspiracy theories. C) Media only influences political behavior through advertising. D) Media has no influence on political behavior. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Media influences political behavior through shaping public opinion, disseminating information, setting the agenda, and framing political issues. 11. Which of the following is an example of media influence on elections? A) Social media campaigns. B) Voter registration drives. C) Political advertisements. D) Debates. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Political advertisements. 12. In a(n) ....., all registered people in the U.S. may vote. A) Open primary. B) Runoff primary. C) Blanket primary. D) Closed primary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Open primary. 13. How many Electoral College votes do you need to win A) 700. B) 435. C) 538. D) 270. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 270. 14. Which amendment lowered the voting age to 18? A) 15th. B) 19th. C) 26th. D) Show. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 26th. 15. What is the definition of politics? A) The process by which we select our governmental representatives and what policies they produce. B) The institutions and processes through which public policies are made for society. C) A system of selecting policymakers and of organizing government so that policy represents the public's preferences. D) A choice government makes in response to a public concern. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The process by which we select our governmental representatives and what policies they produce. 16. Political Efficacy A) Influence has a high impact in elections. B) Influence has no real impact in elections. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Influence has no real impact in elections. 17. If a person is considered "liberal" they are more likely to choose which political party? A) Republican Political Party. B) Democrat Political Party. C) The Tea party. D) Liberal Political Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democrat Political Party. 18. Lynda has been ruled mentally incapacitated by a judge. She is considered a A) Cannot voter. B) Person with low political efficacy. C) Likely voter. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cannot voter. 19. Law that banned soft money and forced candidates to explicitly acknowledge approval of all TV ads. A) Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act of 1946. B) Hatch Act of 1939. C) Federal Election Commission Act of 1971. D) Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (McCain-Feingold Act). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (McCain-Feingold Act). 20. What is a moderate? A) Someone who favors liberalism. B) Someone who doesn't follow politics. C) Someone who has some liberal and some conservative beliefs. D) Someone who favors conservatism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Someone who has some liberal and some conservative beliefs. 21. Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a political cause or point of view. A) Media. B) Propaganza. C) Propaganda. D) Presidential election. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Propaganda. 22. Loss of jobs, loans called in, intimidation, violence, literacy tests A) Examples of how black voters were disenfranchised. B) How whites felt after blacks voted. C) What happened to new immigrants. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Examples of how black voters were disenfranchised. 23. What is the primary goal of political parties? A) To create a national platform. B) To attract members who agree on issues. C) To get their candidates elected. D) To collect campaign contributions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To get their candidates elected. 24. Joseph lives in California. On Election Night, he starts seeing the returns come in as he's getting off of work. He sees one candidate has a huge lead and chooses to not vote. This is an example of A) Voter fallout. B) Ballot ignoring. C) Time-zone fallout. D) Cannot voter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Time-zone fallout. 25. In rural areas, you would most likely find more ..... In large cities, you would most likely find more ..... A) Democrats, Republicans. B) Democrats, independents. C) Republican, Independents. D) Republicans, Democrats. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Republicans, Democrats. 26. Independent agency of the executive branch that is responsible for enforcing election laws? A) Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). B) Federal Communication Commission (FCC). C) Federal Elections Commission (FEC). D) Federal Depositors Insurance Corp. (FDIC). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Federal Elections Commission (FEC). 27. The declared policy of a political party or group. A) Platform. B) Liberal. C) Ideology. D) Bias. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Platform. 28. The right to vote A) Suffrage. B) Party identification. C) Natural right. D) Empowerment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Suffrage. 29. Which of the following is NOT a principle of a valid public opinion poll? A) "I don't know" responses. B) Sampling error. C) Representative sample. D) Emotional language. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Emotional language. 30. What is the purpose of voter ID laws? A) To discourage voters. B) Prevent the poor from voting. C) Prevent voter fraud. D) Prevent immigrants from voting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prevent voter fraud. Next →Related QuizzesBehavior QuizzesPolitical Science QuizzesPolitical Behavior Quiz 2Political Behavior Quiz 3Political Behavior Quiz 4Political Behavior Quiz 5Political Behavior Quiz 6Political Behavior Quiz 7Political Behavior Quiz 8Political Behavior Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books